Malicious apps spread through legitimate websites posing as Samsung browser updates
Signs were found that external scripts prompting users to install malicious apps had been inserted into legitimate websites across various sectors, including fishing, audio equipment, and hospitals. The scripts encourage app installation by posing as Samsung browser updates, and the final malicious app operates by hiding from the standard app list.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- External scripts inserted into legitimate websites prompt users to install malicious apps posing as Samsung browser updates.
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Signs were found on legitimate websites across various sectors of attempts to prompt users to install malicious apps posing as browser updates.
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